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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: There are nine disputes agreed and no longer in dispute management to the value of €2.9 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: That is correct.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: We do not have the main contractor or any of the subcontractors before us. We do not have the mechanical, electrical or lift contractors before us. We have to take everything Mr. Devine is saying at face value. I am trying to dig a little bit deeper on this. It seems to me the claims arise from variations made. Notwithstanding the line, which is well co-ordinated, that has been put...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Is it reasonable in a normal contractual process to claim for time? Is this Mr. Devine's experience as a project director? The project is running into billions of euro at this stage. Is this normal practice?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Gunning has spoken about an inordinate number of claims. He referred to the heat of the battle.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chair.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I will go back to the 906 claims notified for ER determination under the 10.3 clause. Have we determined that the estimated cost of outstanding claims is €446 million?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I am sorry. That is what the contractor is claiming. Can Mr. Devine clarify what has been settled from that €446 million?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: This leads me to my next question about the legal processes. This is a matter of public record so it should not be sensitive information. Can the witnesses quantify the number of proceedings that have ended up in the High Court? On how many occasions has the development board ended up in the High Court? Who has instigated those proceedings and what has been the cost to the taxpayer,...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: It is public knowledge so please give a straight answer. It is not commercially sensitive. What are the costs so far?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I have a practical, procedural question for our visit tomorrow. Will the contractors be there to meet us?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons employed in the fire service in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [37435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct the NCSE to contact a school (details supplied). [37168/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to resolve the issue of medical cards not being accepted for payment on school transport routes due to the recent cyber-attack on the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37254/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person’s (details supplied) seat is secured even though the school transport system will not accept a medical card as payment. [37255/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding recent decisions not to allocate SNA support in 46 out of 47 applications made by schools in an area (details supplied). [37873/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the birth of a child (details supplied) will be registered. [37573/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Has the Data Protection Commission reached the end of the line in its involvement with this legislation? I ask this because if there is to be a data protection impact analysis, presumably the DPC is still in, what I would call, an iterative process in respect of the legislation. I ask Mr. Sunderland for clarity on that.